Business Class Flights to Beijing Capital International Airport

One of two international airports serving the Beijing area, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is China’s busiest airport by passenger traffic. More than 100,000 travelers per year take flights to PEK and depart from the airport. Beijing Airport is also the busiest airport in Asia and the second busiest in the world after Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the U.S.

Built in 1958, Beijing Airport originally had just one terminal. PEK has been expanded several times since then, including in 1999, 2004, and 2014, and is now home to three terminals. The airport’s Terminal 3, which was completed in 2008, is the second largest airport passenger terminal in the world, after Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport. These additions help with the vast amount of passengers taking PEK flights and traveling throughout Beijing and China.

PEK’s Terminal 3 is five stories tall, home to a parking garage that can handle more than 7,000 cars, and has more than 10 million square feet of floor space. Flights to PEK’s Terminal 3 are handled by more than 25 international and domestic Chinese airlines.

Flights to PEK can be booked from most of the world’s major international airports. Several PEK flights depart from airports on the West Coast of the U.S. each week. Flights to PEK from Las Angeles (LAX) to PEK and San Francisco (SFO) to PEK are among the most frequently booked, due to those cities being home to large populations of Chinese and Chinese-American people. Frequent PEK Flights are also available from international airports serving greater New York City, Atlanta, Boston, and Seattle.

Whether they are looking for a business class lounge at the Beijing Airport or just a quick bite to eat, passengers traveling through PEK will find several amenities available. These include GoSleep Pods, where jetlagged travelers can nap; salon and spa services; children’s play areas; medical services; and conference and meeting spaces. Passengers who take flights to PEK can also take advantage of the airport’s more than 30 lounges.

Beijing Airport’s International Air Transport Association (IATA) code, PEK, is based on the name Peking. Beijing was commonly referred to as Peking by Westerners until the early 1980s, when the Chinese government established a new system for translating Chinese characters into letters of the Latin alphabet. Though Beijing is recognized as the name, the PEK name remains for all inbound and outbound PEK flights.

Beijing Airport serves nearly all of the world’s major carriers and is the hub for China’s Hainan Airlines.